Hi all, Ike was heading straight for us here in Corpus Christi and we had planned to evacuate, but decided to wait Ike out a little longer to see what he was going to do. We haven't had so much as a...

After my 8th baby I had scheduled to get my tubes ties, but the day of the surgery I cancelled. I didn't want to do a surgery if there was not a medical reason to. Since I had a c section this time...

We just got our first electric bill for our 4 bedroom townhouse. Everything is electric, stove, water heater, dryer etc. Our bill for one month was $500. But that being said, we live in South Texas...

The way I make refried beans is a bit different than what you would think. I render the fat from bacon, then add a few forkfulls of white flour and make a very thin rue, add salt and pepper and let...